subsisting

Example Sentences

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Aguilar, who has two young daughters, says his family is subsisting on food banks and relies on donations for rent.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

The men ran out of food, subsisting on what they scrounged up: vitamins pills and pancake mix.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Less than two years ago, Brittney Griner was starting her nine-year sentence in a penal colony in Russia, sewing uniforms for the Russian military and subsisting on spoiled food.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

With Gaza’s economy decimated, few Palestinians have regular incomes and most are either depleting their savings or subsisting on handouts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

As if merely subsisting according to his self-imposed rules weren’t strenuous enough, Rosellini also exercised compulsively whenever he wasn’t occupied with foraging.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer